First Story, criticism accepted. Please be kind.
Sonic X Oneshot: The Yellow Cab
Rouge's POV:
Crack. The lightning shook the house, and woke Eva up, she started calling for us. I looked over at Knuckles from my side of the bed.
"It's your turn" I told him
"I had her yesterday, it's yours" he replied, I should have known he would be arrogant
"Fine, but you watch her tomorrow"
"Tomorrows the world cup, Sonic and Tails will be over"
"Eva's old enough to watch soccer with you; she doesn't have to stay in her room"
"Fine"
"Good" I got up and walked to the Eva's room. "Hush sweetie, it's just lightning, there's nothing to be afraid of"
"But I'm scarred mommy, what if someone bad comes and tries to take me away in the night"
"It's alright, if someone tries to take you me and daddy will protect you" she still looked worried "it's alright to be scarred, even me and daddy were scarred for a long time"
"You and daddy got scarred"
"Yes"
"… When were you most scarred"
"When was I scarred the most… it would have to be when daddy almost didn't come back from war"
"Daddy was in a war. He must have been brave"
"He was sweetie… he was"
"… Why were you scarred"
"Hmm… I should probably tell you the whole story… it goes like this"
*Flash Back*
It was the evening that I had invited over Amy and Cream to talk about our husbands… all of them were in the war at that time. Sonic joining the Navy Seals, which was surprising because he hated the water, Tails joined the Royal Air Force, which was no surprise, and Knu… daddy joined the Corps. We had eaten already and were talking when I heard a car pull up to the house. I looked up and saw it was a cab. Back then they used cabs to deliver letters of apology to the family of those killed in the war, and I thought the worse had happened. I thought daddy was dead.
*End Flash Back*
"What's going on in here" said Knuckles, walking in "what are you talking about"
"I was telling her of the day I was most scarred" I told him "the day I thought you would never come back"
"But you did come back daddy… what happened"
"I might as well tell you the rest of the story" he told her, coming to put his arms around me and her
Knuckles POV:
*Flash Back*
I'd just gotten medical leave from the corps because of my legs, having them blown off does that to you. Anyway, I'd gotten the fake legs and was fairly used to them, but I didn't want to walk home, so I took a cab. I was also given the saddest assignment possible. When the cab pulled up to the house, I walked up to the door, but my hat covered my face, so your mom didn't know who I was. When I rang the doorbell, she opened it and sank her face into my chest, crying and telling me "please not Knuckles, not Knuckles, he can't be dead". I lifted her face up to mine, took of my hat, and said "I'll never leave you". Before she could run inside to tell the others I asked her where Cream and Amy were. When she told me they were there I almost cried. I walked past your mom and into the other room, and stood in front of the others. Before they stood up to ask me where the others were, I motioned for them to stay seated, and they did. I didn't' know how to begin so I just plain out told them "I'm sorry" and handed them the two letters.
*End Flash Back*
"Uncle Sonic and Uncle Tails didn't die though, what were the letters for" Eve asked me
"No they didn't. They had been captured though, and because we didn't know that, they were listed as dead. They came back later though" Rouge looked at me, Sonic had been captured, but Tails had… well, that was another story
"… I'm glad you came back daddy" Eva said, cuddling between me and Rouge
"So am I sweetie" I told her, kissing her on the forehead as she fell asleep "so am I".